Iowa City resident Linda Watkins is photographed at her eastside residence Wednesday. Watkins claims that she gladly pays her water bill each month, but is being charged additional sewer costs.

Written by

Mitchell Schmidt
| Iowa City Press-Citizen

While Linda Watkins anticipated a higher water bill this month, she was not prepared for the more than $100 in sewer charges she says she didn't use.

With drought conditions taking a toll on her landscaping, Watkins, 76, opted to save her grass by watering her lawn at 2017 Rochester Ave.

She expected to pay a higher-than-normal water bill, which ended up being about $92 for the month of August. However, on that same bill, Watkins' sewer charge - which she said traditionally hovers near $15 every month - was $123. ...